Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-flexbox][css-grid] Providing authors with a method of opting into following the visual order, rather than logical order (#7387)

I think this feature is desirable from an accessibility point of view.

> in most cases this will serve screen reader users well. It can actually work against those using the keyboard to navigate

I also tend to separate keyboard/switch (visual) use from screenreader use to explain things, but as Adrian notes it is more of a continuum. Some people with cognitive issues using screenreaders, and some low-vision people partially using a screenreader. Therefore the focus-order should follow the content order in general.

I think this needs to be the wholistic reading / content order, e.g. `reading-order`, or `content-order: visual;`? 

Assuming this would apply within media queries, it would also solve the [response order conflict](https://alastairc.uk/2017/06/the-responsive-order-conflict/) I noted previously. That is also a good argument for having it in the CSS rather than HTML, the order might vary based on things in the CSS.

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